2.03 million: Cocoa industry needs to respond to rising child labor numbers

As new report shows an increase in child labor in the cocoa fields, it’s time to turn up the heat.

Bernie Pacyniak

August 19, 2015

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It’s not what the industry expected. Not what people heavily committed to the cause expected.

How Brazil's rekindling a passion for premium

Brazil's tree-to-bar chocolate makers are rekindling a passion for premium chocoalte at home and abroad.

Bernie Pacyniak

July 21, 2015

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This wasn’t my first trip to Brazil. This trip, however, I uncovered its soul, which lies in the jungles of the Amazon — cacao.

Call of cacao: An inside look at a Brazilian cocao farm

Boyhood summer visits to his family’s idle cocoa plantations become a driving force for Diego Badaró. In resurrecting the Badaró fazenda, he’s also become a driving force for pioneering premium chocolate amongst Brazilians.

Bernie Pacyniak

July 21, 2015

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As a fifth-generation Badaró, Diego felt drawn to his family heritage and legacy.

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Mars looks to help women in the cocoa fields

Chocolate maker sets series of short-, medium- and long-term goals to help women in response to Oxfam America campaign

Crystal Lindell

March 27, 2013

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In a Dove Chocolates ad that originally aired in 2010, women are shown dealing with a series of life’s daily stresses. The spot is empowering. And now, Mars Chocolates, the makers of Dove, are taking their mission of empowering women to the next level and a new destination — the cocoa fields.

2021 Candy State of the Industry

On Demand Confectionery industry experts weigh in on the state of the candy industry, which has gone through the most massive shift in recent memory after grappling with COVID-19. While confectionery as a whole proved to be “pandemic proof,” not every individual category fared so well. Experts will share the insights they’ve gleaned over the last year, while also offering predictions on what’s to come.

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Natural Food Flavors and Colorants, 2nd Edition

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2.03 million: Cocoa industry needs to respond to rising child labor numbers

How Brazil's rekindling a passion for premium

Call of cacao: An inside look at a Brazilian cocao farm

Mars looks to help women in the cocoa fields

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